Alvin vs. JBC

Alvin Community College vs. Jacksonville College Main Campus comparison

	Alvin Community College	Jacksonville College Main Campus	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Alvin	JBC
Location	Alvin, TX	Jacksonville, TX
Setting	Large Suburban	Distant Town
Enrollment	5,411	471
Type	Public 2 Year	Private 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	Baptist	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	alvincollege.edu	jacksonville-college.edu
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Costs	Alvin	JBC
Tuition (In State)	$1,128	$5,040
Tuition (Out of State)	$3,432	$5,040
Room & Board	$8,097	$8,092
Avg Net Price	$7,354	$11,416
Avg Grant Aid	$5,154	$6,751
% Receiving Grant Aid	68%	96%

Admission	Alvin	JBC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Jun 1, 2025

Academics	Alvin	JBC
Student to Faculty Ratio	12:1	14:1
Popular Majors	Health Professions (25%) Liberal Arts and Humanities (17%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (12%) Science Technologies (8%) Business (8%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (100%)
Outcomes	Alvin	JBC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$40,400	$27,900
Making Student Loan Payments	50%	-
Median Student Loan Debt	$6,127	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$63	N/A

Diversity	Alvin	JBC
% Men	41%	42%
% Women	59%	58%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	48%	46%
% Black	12%	19%
% Hispanic	32%	27%
% Native American	1%	1%
% Pacific Islander	0%	0%
% Two or More Races	0%	2%
% International	1%	2%
% Unknown Race	1%	3%

Students	Alvin	JBC
% In-State	99%	67%
% Out-of-State	1%	3%
Campus	Alvin	JBC
Campus Housing	No	Yes
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	Yes
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	No
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Comparable Facts

• Alvin Community College is larger than than JBC based on total student enrollment (5,411 students vs. 471 students)

Alvin vs. JBC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Alvin or JBC?

• Jacksonville College Main Campus is 123.4% more expensive to attend than Alvin for in-state tuition ($5,040.00 vs. $2,256.00)
• Out of state tuition is 46.9% higher at JBC than Alvin Community College ($5,040.00 vs. $3,432.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Alvin Community College than JBC ($7,354 vs. $11,416)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Jacksonville College Main Campus are 0.1% lower than costs at Alvin Community College ($8,092 vs. $8,097)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Jacksonville College Main Campus than Alvin Community College (96% vs. 68%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Jacksonville College Main Campus students is 31% larger than aid received Alvin Community College ($6,751 vs. $5,154)

Which college is harder to get into, Alvin or JBC? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between JBC or Alvin .

Alvin vs. JBC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Alvin or JBC? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between JBC and Alvin.

• Graduates from Alvin Community College earn on average $12,500 more per year than JBC graduates after ten years. ($40,400 vs. $27,900)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/